Claire Sweeney will take the stage alongside the cast of Crazy For You at Swansea's Grand Theatre next month.

Caroline Flack completed her incredible four-month run playing Irene on 9 December 2017 and Claire joined the tour in January 2018 at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury.

Claire Sweeney has a television and theatre career which spans over 20 years.

She is probably best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside.

Other television credits include Clocking Off and Merseybeat along with a presenting role on 60 Minute Makeover and a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women. Claire’s West End roles include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls.

Tom Chambers created the role of Jerry Travers in the West End musical “Top Hat”, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In 2008 he won the 6th season of “Strictly Come Dancing”. He can currently be seen in the hit BBC drama “Casualty” and his other TV credits include “Holby City” and “Waterloo Road”.

His recent stage credits include Private Lives and White Christmas in the West End.

High energy, high kicking and gloriously glamorous Crazy For You is the ultimate feel-good musical with a fabulous score from the Gershwin brothers’ songbook.

Mistaken identities, plot twists, heartbreak, happiness and a wealth of memorable tunes, including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Embraceable You, all feature in this exhilarating celebration of the great Broadway musicals.

You can catch Crazy For You at Swansea Grand Theatre from May 1 until May 5.

For tickets and more information visit swansea.gov.uk/grandtheatrewhatson.